## Christ Church Newcastle
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 August 2024
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **COMPANY INFORMATION**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **Trustees**
Miss J Bishop (resigned on 13 January 2025) Rev. H A Charteris Mr N Cowton Mrs B Gordon Mr S Pugmire Dr P J Woolley Fiona Lavelle (appointed on 13 January 2025) Mr H Mullen (appointed on 2 April 2025)
## **Key Staff**
Rev. H A Charteris Mr R Flynn
## **Governing Document**
Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 15 March 2008
**Company Registration Number** 06535478 **Charity Registration Number** 1124990 **Principal Address** 7 Simonside Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5JX
## **Registered Office**
7 Simonside Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5JX
## **Independent Examiner**
Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Company Information|1|
|Trustees' Annual Report|2-6|
|Independent Examiner's Report|7|
|Statement of Financial Activities|8|
|Balance Sheet|9|
|Notes to the Accounts|10-16|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives|17|
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## **Christ Church Newcastle Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 August 2024**
The trustees, who are the charity's directors for the purposes of company law, have the pleasure in submitting the Report and Financial statements for the year.
## **Objectives of the charity**
The charity is a charitable company and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association. The objects of the charity, as set out in the governing document are:
1. the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit;
2. such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the Trustees, put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs, including but not limited to: the prevention and relief of need, hardship and sickness; the advancement of education; and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
The trustees note that the Church is not a building, but a gathering of ordinary people of different ages and backgrounds, whose lives have been changed by Jesus Christ. The New Testament reveals the Church as a community of people, properly taught and cared for, who by loving and serving Jesus Christ, were also committed to love and care for each other and to bring a blessing to the area in which they lived. Christ Church Newcastle: its trustees, elders and members are committed to the restoration of those New Testament principles. It is not alone in this, it is one of many Churches in the area, country and all over the world that is re-discovering the joy of knowing Jesus Christ. The vision is to see the people of Newcastle upon Tyne come into this experience of knowing Jesus as their Lord, Saviour and friend.
## **Summary of the charity’s main activities and achievements**
The main activities undertaken during the period in relation to these objectives were:
- Weekly church meetings and events;
- Donations to institutions and individuals; and
- Continuing to maintain and develop our building, purchased in July 2021.
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The trustees consider the achievements of the church during the year to be:
## _**Church Family Life**_
- 15 Home Groups comprising over 200 adults meet week-by-week, supported centrally, including a daytime home group for senior citizens.
- Christ Church Cares is our ministry for the support and care of immigrants & refugees, along with those finding life tough. This ministry coordinates a store house with donated food and other household supplies.
- The congregation has continued to grow during the last year.
- The church leadership and volunteers continue to offer significant ongoing pastoral and mental health support to those within and outside the church. We continue to run pastoral care seminars, which are open to and accessed by others in the region.
## _**Children & Youth Activities**_
- Weekly Sunday groups for children of all ages
- We continued our midweek groups for youngsters aged 7-18.
- We continued to hold ad hoc events for children like Christmas and Good Friday Crafts, open to and accessed by many in our community.
- We employed a Youth and Children’s worker in March to oversee this growing area of our work.
## _**Community Events/Activities**_
- We ran a Christmas season that engaged both church members and the local community and was attended by many.
- We continue to have volunteers working with Safe Families for Children, providing support for local children and families in crisis through befriending and the provision of resources.
- We have kept our links with a local nursing home and a centre for retirement living, visiting residents and providing services.
## _**General**_
- Our building has continued to be a huge asset in engaging the local community through weekly Sunday meetings and a range of other uses throughout the year, drawing in a diverse range of people from the community.
- The building has also enabled us to host ad-hoc conferences and meetings for charities with similar aims, such as the North East Gospel Partnership, UCCF, Crosslands Training, Biblical Counseling UK and Safe Families for Children.
- CCN has been able to provide support to other churches and individuals in the region, both financially and in practical ways.
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Most of the charity's activities are undertaken by volunteers and the charity could not operate effectively without their efforts. In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Responsibility for setting policy and for determining the parameters within which the charity should operate rests with the trustees, who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. Responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the charity has been delegated to the staff team led by Hugo Charteris. Responsibility for the spiritual oversight of the church has been delegated to the eldership team.
The charity is controlled by its governing documents, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
At any time, there must be a minimum of three trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the appointment of new Trustees. All trustees appointed are in full support of the charity’s aims and objectives and are familiar with the day-to-day practical workings of the charity.
Any newly appointed trustees will be given a copy of the current version of the governing documents and a copy of the latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of financial statements. Newly appointed trustees are also encouraged to participate in appropriate training in order to allow them to perform their duties with appropriate skill and attention.
The pay of the staff team is determined in line with a remuneration policy which benchmarks the pay of staff members against the NHS Agenda for Change.
## **Financial review**
During the year income increased by £63,856, to £397,632, and expenditure increased by £29,388 to £400,413. As a result there was a deficit in the year of £2,781 (2023 - deficit of £37,249) and the charity's net assets decreased by the same amount, to £611,323. Net current assets decreased by £421, to £136,899.
## **Fundraising**
The charity does not have any fundraising objectives.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £90,000 (which equates to about 3 months' of unrestricted expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash of £102,730 and the charity is complying with its reserves policy.
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## **Key risks and uncertainties**
The charity is exposed to various risks - be they operational, financial or reputational. The trustees review the charity's activities regularly to identify significant risks and, where possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.
The principal risk that could adversely affect the charity is moral failure resulting in large numbers of members leaving the church. The trustees have implemented a Code of Conduct for staff, trustees, elders and other members of the leadership team and the trustees are satisfied that a culture exists within the organisation, where challenge is welcomed and leadership is shared, to sufficiently mitigate the likelihood of this risk materialising.
## **Plans for the future**
Christ Church Newcastle intends to continue its regular activities and has no plans for significant changes in any aims or objectives.
## **Responsibilities of trustees under company law**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
1. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
2. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
3. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
4. state whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
5. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for
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safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report, which has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Apr 16, 2025 Ste ~~Stephen Pugmire~~ phen Pugmire (Apr 16, 2025 21:46 GMT+1)
Stephen Pugmire Date Chair of Trustees
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2024 on pages 8 to 17 following, which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on pages 10 to 11.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Sarah Crispin
Sarah Crispin (Apr 28, 2025 08:38 GMT+1)
Sarah Crispin ACA Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage London EC1Y 8AB
Date: Apr 28, 2025
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations
3
Charitable activities
4
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities
5
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
15
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
15|Unrestricted
Funds
£
354,375
7,251
361,626
387,663
387,663
(26,037)
-
(26,037)
604,792
578,755|Restricted
Funds
£
36,006
-
36,006
12,750
12,750
23,257
-
23,257
9,312
32,569|Total
Funds
2024
£
390,381
7,251
397,632
400,413
400,413
(2,781)
-
(2,781)
614,104
611,323|Total
Funds
2023
£
325,265
8,511|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||333,776|
|||||371,025|
|||||371,025|
||||||
|||||(37,249)
-|
|||||(37,249)
651,353|
|||||614,104|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations.
The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account required by the Companies Act 2006.
The notes on page 10-16 form part of these accounts.
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024**
|Note
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
8
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
10
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling**
**due within one year**
11
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due**
12
**after more than one year**
**TOTAL NET ASSETS**
**FUND BALANCES**
15
Unrestricted Funds
General funds
Restricted Funds|Unrestricted
Funds
£
804,322
804,322
26,137
102,730
128,867
(24,546)
104,321
908,642
(329,887)
578,755
578,755
578,755
-
578,755|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
32,569
32,569
-
32,569
32,569
-
32,569
-
-
32,569
32,569|Total
Funds
2024
£
804,322
804,322
26,137
135,298
161,435
(24,546)
136,889
941,211
(329,887)
611,323
578,755
578,755
32,569
611,323|Total
Funds
2023
£
819,410|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||819,410|
|||||16,247
142,106|
|||||158,353
(21,043)|
|||||137,310|
||||||
|||||956,720
(342,616)|
|||||614,104|
|||||604,792|
|||||604,792
9,312|
|||||614,104|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 however, in accordance with Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined by an independent examiner and their report has been included in these financial statements.
- The directors (who are the charitable company's trustees for the purposes of charity law) acknowledge their responsibilities (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its net income or expenditure for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf by:
Stephen Pugmire --------------------------------------Stephen Pugmire (Apr 16, 2025 21:46 GMT+1) Mr S Pugmire
Date: ___________________ Apr 16, 2025
Company number: 06535478
The notes on page 10-16 form part of these accounts.
Charity number: 1124990
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **1 Statutory Information**
The charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in the United Kingdom. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention .
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the "Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ("the Charities SORP"), with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland ("FRS 102"), with the Companies Act 2006 and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102.
The principles adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
## a) Going concern
The trustees (who are the charitable company's directors for the purposes of company law) have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have considered the charity's forecasts and projections and the possible implications should projected income and / or expenditure vary unexpectedly. The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
## b) Income
Income including investment income is recognised in the period in which the charity becomes entitled to receipt, the amount receivable can be measured with reasonable certainty, and receipt is probable. For the most part, income is generally recognised when it is received. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Income from donations includes:
- i) Recoverable gift aid. This is recognised when the related donation is received. Gift aid that has not been recovered by the balance sheet date is included as a debtor.
- ii) The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.
Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from church retreats and other events and courses.
## c) Expenditure
Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured
The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.
Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.
## d) Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## e) Tangible fixed assets
Items purchased or donated for the charity's own use are capitalised when the cost of purchased items, or the fair value of donated items, is more than £500 and the item is expected to benefit the charity over more than one accounting period. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis so as to write down the value of each asset to its estimated residual value (if any) over its expected useful economic life. To achieve this objective the following rates of depreciation are charged:
Freehold land Is not depreciated (because it is not consumed by use) Freehold buildings Over 50 years after taking account of the building's residual value Equipment 3 years Building improvements 10 years straight line
The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
## f) Pension scheme arrangements
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes for its employees. Obligations for contributions to these schemes are recognised as an expense when the liability arises. The assets of these schemes are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds.
## g) Taxation
The company is a registered charity; it has taken advantage of the various reliefs from taxation available to charities and no tax is payable on the charity's income.
## h) Financial instruments
The charity's financial assets and financial liabilities all qualify as basic financial instruments, as defined by FRS102. Except for loans, creditors and debtors are measured at their expected settlement value (normally the amount of cash that the charity expects to pay or receive). The charity recognises liabilities for the principal of those loans that remains outstanding at the year end (i.e. the liabilities exclude any interest chargeable on the loans in future years).
## i) Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement
The charity has taken advantage of an exemption conferred by the Charities SORP and has not prepared a cash flow statement.
## j) Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement
ln preparing financial statements certain judgements, estimates and assumptions have to be made that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The trustees consider the following to be significant:
The annual depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment is sensitive to changes in the estimates for useful economic life and residual value. These estimates are reassessed annually and, when necessary, adjusted to reflect current circumstances.
## **3 Donations**
|**3**
**Donations**|||
|---|---|---|
|Donations of cash and similar
Income tax recoverable
**4**
**Income from charitable activities**
Church retreats and events
Book sales
Other Income|2024
£
321,768
68,613
390,381
2024
£
4,197
1,122
1,932
7,251|2023
£
264,980
60,285|
|||325,265|
|||2023
£
6,003
1,784
724|
|||8,511|
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **5 Charitable expenditure**
|**a**
**Costs incurred directly on specific activities**
Employment costs (including relocation expenses and contractor costs)
Ministry Costs
Telephone and utilities
Gifts to speakers
Catering
Equipment expenditure<£500
Building repairs & maintenance
Conferences and training
Miscellaneous expenses
Events expenses
Grants payable (note 5c)
**b**
**Costs incurred on support & administration**
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
Other
Printing, postage and stationery
Subscriptions and professional fees
Bank loan interest payable
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Other Admin Costs
Insurance
**Total expenditure**|2024
£
194,972
4,170
27,259
362
1,193
4,515
47,952
4,963
1,186
5,986
292,558
41,142
333,700
3,720
-
3,720
670
7,790
22,438
27,078
750
4,267
66,713
400,413|2023
£
212,793
7,100
9,336
9
2,733
7,567
25,039
2,660
1,215
4,158|
|---|---|---|
|||272,611
38,128|
|||310,739|
|||3,120
-|
|||3,120
687
7,212
20,876
26,881
1,509
-|
|||60,286|
|||371,025|
The fee payable to the independent examiner for preparing and examining the accounts was £3,720 (2023: £3,120); in addition the charity paid £1,227 (2023: £1,237) to Stewardship for payroll bureau and consultancy services.
## **c Grants payable**
|Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for the relief of poverty
The comparatives for the previous year are as follows:
Grants for UK and overseas mission
Grants for the relief of poverty
The charity's principal grants to institutions comprised:
UCCF
FIEC
Friends International
Redeemer Church
Crosslands
UFM Worldwide
European Missionary Fellowship
Christ Church Newland
Frontiers
Grants to institutions for less than £1,000 each|Institutions
£
37,442
-
37,442
Institutions
£
34,517
-
34,517|Individuals
£
3,180
520
3,700
Individuals
£
3,000
611
3,611
2024
£
3,600
6,624
3,960
7,600
2,000
3,000
1,600
5,000
3,000
1,058
37,442|2024
£
40,622
520|
|---|---|---|---|
||||41,142|
||||2023
£
37,517
611|
||||38,128|
||||2023
£
3,300
5,424
3,960
4,800
2,233
-
-
5,000
7,200
2,600|
||||34,517|
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **6 Analysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration**
|**ysis of staff costs, the cost of key management personnel and trustee remuneration**|||
|---|---|---|
|Gross wages and salaries
Social security
Pension costs|2024
£
165,709
10,232
14,934
190,875|2023
£
180,973
12,317
16,698|
|||209,988|
The average monthly number of employees during the year was 6 (2023: 7). Most of the charity's activities are carried out by volunteers.
No staff received salaries at a rate of more than £60,000 per annum.
The charity's key management comprise the trustees and the key staff named on the Company Information page. Total employment benefits payable to key management for the year were as follows:
|Other
Employer
Wages &
employment
pension
salaries
benefits
contributions
Trustee: Hugo Charteris
51,198
-
4,609
Other members of key management
41,750
-
3,779
The following amounts were payable in the previous year:
Other
Employer
Wages &
employment
pension
salaries
benefits
contributions
Trustees:
Hugo Charteris
42,131
-
4,213
Other members of key management
81,574
-
8,189|2024
£
55,808
45,529|
|---|---|
||101,337|
||2023
£
46,344
89,763|
||136,107|
Hugo Charteris served as a church leader and received the above payments for serving in that capacity, not for serving as trustee; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.
## **7 Acting as agent**
On occasion the charity receives money on behalf of other charities, which it banks and then pays out to these charities. This income is received as agent for these other charities and the income, and the related payments, are excluded from the Statement of Financial Activities; any money that has not been distributed by the year end is recognised as a creditor.
In previous years the charity acted as agent for the North East Learning Site; a training collaboration between the North East Gospel Partnership and Crosslands and, in that capacity:
- a) received £nil (2023: £nil) and paid £nil (2023: paid £nil)
- b) at the year end the charity owed £245 (2023: £245) to the North East Learning Site.
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **8 Tangible fixed assets**
|Cost
At 1 September 2023
Additions
At 31 August 2024
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 September 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 August 2024
Net book value
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023
**9**
**Debtors**
**Falling due within one year:**
Tax recoverable
Other debtors
**10**
**Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank with immediate access
**11**
**Creditors: liabilities falling due within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals
Loans
**12**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
Loans|Freehold
Land
£
200,000
-
200,000
-
-
-
200,000
200,000|Freehold
Property
£
600,000
-
600,000
26,000
12,000
38,000
562,000
574,000|Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
74,352
11,989
86,341
28,942
15,077
44,019
42,322
45,410
2024
£
20,181
5,956
26,137
2024
£
135,298
135,298
2024
£
14,500
3,594
6,452
24,546
2024
£
329,887
329,887|Total
2024
£
874,352
11,989|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||886,341|
|||||54,942
27,077|
|||||82,019|
|||||804,322|
|||||819,410|
|||||2023
£
15,523
724|
|||||16,247|
|||||2023
£
142,106|
|||||142,106|
|||||2023
£
2,350
3,120
15,573|
|||||21,043|
|||||2023
£
342,616|
|||||342,616|
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
## **13 Loans**
The liabilities for loans referred to in notes 11 and 12 fall due for repayment as follows:
|Repayable:
Within one year
Between one and five years
After five years|2024
2023
£
£
6,452
15,573
30,466
62,292
299,421
280,324
336,339
358,189
Bank loans|2024
2023
£
£
6,452
15,573
30,466
62,292
299,421
280,324
336,339
358,189
Bank loans|
|---|---|---|
|||358,189|
Property and Land with a carrying value of £800,000 have been pledged as security for the charity's bank loans. Interest is payable at a variable rate, which at the balance sheet date was 6.55%. The loan is being repaid in monthly instalments and must be repaid in full by 31 July 2051.
## **14 Pension commitments**
During the year employer’s pension contributions totalling £14,934 (2023: £16,698) were payable to defined contribution personal pension schemes. £1,433 employer pension contributions were owing at the balance sheet date (2023: £1,620).
## **15 Funds**
During the year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
Building fund
Outreach ministry
Hardship fund
Training fund
Overseas Mission fund
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2024
£
604,792
604,792
-
9,312
9,312
614,104|Incoming
resources
2024
£
361,626
361,626
6,250
-
3,750
14,418
11,588
36,006
397,632|Outgoing
resources
2024
£
(387,663)
(387,663)
(6,250)
(5,000)
(520)
-
(980)
(12,750)
(400,413)|Transfers
in the year
2024
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2024
£
578,755|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||578,755|
||||||-
4,312
3,230
14,418
10,608|
||||||32,569|
||||||611,323|
## **Analysis of net assets by fund**
The assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year
Creditors falling due after one year|Unrestricted
General
funds
£
804,322
26,137
102,729
(24,546)
(329,887)
578,755|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
32,569
-
-
32,569|2024
£
804,322
26,137
135,298
(24,546)
(329,887)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||611,323|
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
In the previous year the movements in the charity's funds were as follows:
|_General Unrestricted Funds_
Total Unrestricted Funds
_Restricted Funds_
West Denton
Building fund
Outreach ministry
Aggregate of funds|Opening
balance
2023
£
621,211
621,211
2,179
27,963
-
30,142
651,353|Incoming
resources
2023
£
309,808
309,808
9,656
-
14,312
23,968
333,776|Outgoing
resources
2023
£
(326,227)
(326,227)
(11,835)
(27,963)
(5,000)
(44,798)
(371,025)|Transfers
in the year
2023
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|Closing
balance
2023
£
604,792|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||604,792|
||||||-
-
9,312|
||||||9,312|
||||||614,104|
## **Analysis of net assets by fund**
In the previous year, the assets and liabilities of the various funds were as follows:
|Tangible fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year
Creditors falling due after one year|Unrestricted
General
funds
£
819,410
16,247
132,794
(21,043)
(342,616)
604,792|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
9,312
-
9,312|2023
£
819,410
16,247
142,106
(21,043)
(342,616)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||614,104|
The restricted building fund represent funds given to be used on the purchase and running of a building for Christ Church Newcastle.
The restricted West Denton fund represents funds made to be used on the support of the ministry of West Denton Community Church.
The restricted Outreach Ministry Fund relates to fund specifically given for gospel mission work both in Newcastle and across the world.
The restricted Hardship Fund relates to fund given by members of the church family to support those in need, including the Christ Church Cares initiative.
The restricted Training Fund relates to a fund established for the support of training of members of the congregation and staff.
The restricted Overseas Mission Fund relates to funds held for a member of the congregation who is planning an overseas mission trip in the future
## **16 Transactions with related parties**
During the year the charity:
- a) received donations totalling £54,795 (2023: £46,570) from related parties (which includes trustees, any other members of key management and anyone closely connected to them).
- b) No expenses (2023: £nil) were paid to, or for, the trustees.
## **17 Members**
Each member of the company commits to contribute if the charity is wound up an amount of £10.
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## **CHRIST CHURCH NEWCASTLE**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH COMPARATIVES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|Note
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations
3
Charitable activities
4
**Total income and endowments**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities:
5
**Total Expenditure**
**Net gains/(losses) on investments**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
15
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
15|||Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2024
£
36,006
-
36,006
12,750
12,750
-
23,257
-
9,312
32,569|Total
2024
£
390,381
7,251
397,632
400,413
400,413
-
(2,781)
-
614,104
611,323||||General
2023
£
301,297
8,511
309,808
326,227
326,227
-
(16,419)
-
621,211
604,792
Unrestricted funds|Restricted
2023
£
23,968
-
23,968
44,798
44,798
-
(20,830)
-
30,142
9,312|Total
2023
£
325,265
8,511
333,776
371,025
371,025
-
(37,249)
-
651,353
614,104|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||General
2024
£
354,375
7,251
361,626
387,663
387,663
-
(26,037)
-
604,792
578,755|||||||||
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Christ Church Newcastle (AES No: 1124990) - Final Accounts 2024 for signing from
## Stewardship
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